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		<title> Technical Community Calls for Stronger, Smarter Internet Governance in New Global Report (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As industry watchers know, the UN's World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) review marks a pivotal moment that will shape internet governance well into the 2030s and beyond. In response, the team at CIRA has published a new report, emphasizing why the multistakeholder model should not only be protected, but refreshed and reinvigorated for the challenges that lie ahead. <a href="https://circleid.com/poststechnical-community-calls-for-stronger-smarter-internet-governance-in-new-global">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> What the Global Digital Compact Taught Us About Future Internet Governance Debates (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 22, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Global Digital Compact (GDC), marking one of the most significant intergovernmental agreements on digital issues in the past two decades. Appended to the Pact for the Future, the GDC is a non-binding agreement that outlines a global governance framework for a wide range of digital issues, including internet governance and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). <a href="https://circleid.com/postswhat-the-global-digital-compact-taught-us-about-future-internet-governance-debates">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Now Is the Time to Act: The Technical Community Must Engage in Support of Multistakeholderism (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20240422-technical-community-must-engage-in-support-of-multistakeholderism</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the next two years, several global dialogues about our shared digital future are taking place -- and big changes could be in the cards. An intensive series of negotiations will see United Nations (UN) Member States weigh in on the future of digital cooperation -- and multistakeholderism finds itself under the spotlight. The multistakeholder model allows everyone who has a stake in the internet to meaningfully engage in discussions and decisions about its future on equal footing, but a number of critics are calling for change. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20240422-technical-community-must-engage-in-support-of-multistakeholderism">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Building a New Era of Trust on the Internet (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20200622-building-a-new-era-of-trust-on-the-internet</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Since Tim Berners-Lee first introduced us to the world wide web, we have seen several major phases of its growth. From the early years -- where researchers and open Internet pioneers led the way; to the dot-com boom; to the era of social media domination; the web has come a long way. While the pandemic circling the globe has undermined many critical systems and institutions of our society, I believe it also has the potential to strengthen is the resolve of the Internet community... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20200622-building-a-new-era-of-trust-on-the-internet">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Thankful for a Domain That Gives Back (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20181004_thankful_for_a_domain_that_gives_back</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving is just around the corner in Canada. It's a time of year when the harvest is in, the weather grows colder and families gather to give thanks for all they have. It is in this moment of gratitude that I want to highlight one of the most valuable and unique offerings in our industry: the ways in which country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) give back. Canadians who choose to use a ccTLD, which for us is .CA, help contribute to investments in the internet community. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20181004_thankful_for_a_domain_that_gives_back">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> The Internet Must Remain Open - Even for Those We Disagree With (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20170830_the_internet_must_remain_open_even_for_those_we_disagree_with</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past couple of weeks, following the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, there has been significant discussion in social and traditional media about various technology companies removing websites from their servers, or otherwise making them unavailable. As the operators of Canada's Internet domain, we at CIRA are getting numerous inquiries about our stance and policies on this issue. I'd like to use this opportunity to make a couple of clarifications about how CIRA works and what CIRA actually does. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20170830_the_internet_must_remain_open_even_for_those_we_disagree_with">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> We Are Protecting the Internet, Not Giving It to the United Nations (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20160914_we_are_protecting_the_internet_not_giving_it_to_the_united_nations</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many foreigners, I follow U.S. politics closely. What happens in Washington, D.C. on trade, economics, foreign policy, and security matters can often have ripple effects across the world. This is also true with respect to internet policy, and like many who work in the internet industry, I am getting increasingly concerned by some of the news coming out of Washington. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20160914_we_are_protecting_the_internet_not_giving_it_to_the_united_nations">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> ICANN Accountability: Beware the Bridge Too Far (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150925_icann_accountability_beware_the_bridge_too_far</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I had the privilege of delivering the keynote address at the inaugural Internet Society (Canada) Symposium. In my remarks, I took the opportunity to talk about my thoughts on the current status of the IANA stewardship transition and enhancing ICANN accountability processes. Fact is I'm getting increasingly concerned. As we head into what will be a critical meeting of the CCWG-Accountability in Los Angeles today, I fear that the Internet governance community is headed for a showdown, the consequences of which could prove detrimental. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150925_icann_accountability_beware_the_bridge_too_far">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Measuring Canada's Internet Performance One Test at a Time (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150506_measuring_canadas_internet_performance_one_test_at_a_time</link>
		<description><![CDATA[As the head of the registry for the .CA top-level domain, I can tell you that few things get Canadians riled up as much as the performance of their Internet service. Their concerns aren't entirely unfounded -- according to OECD data, Canada's ranking for broadband speed and price relative to its OECD counterparts has been on a downward trend over the past dozen years. And for those of us who travel overseas, especially to countries with advanced Internet infrastructure like South Korea and Sweden, we've experienced firsthand just how green the grass is on the other side of the fence. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150506_measuring_canadas_internet_performance_one_test_at_a_time">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> A Case for Looking Before Leaping: The IANA Stewardship Proposal (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150122_a_case_for_looking_before_leaping_the_iana_stewardship_proposal</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In my comments on the draft Cross-Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions proposal for the IANA transition, I expressed my overall support, albeit somewhat reserved, for the proposal... but with the ICG's deadline of January 15 having come and gone, and the informal deadline of January 31 looming for the revised proposal from the Names community to be submitted, I'd like to shed some light on what I believe the role and reasoning for some of the mechanisms identified by the CWG, specifically the Contract Co., to be. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150122_a_case_for_looking_before_leaping_the_iana_stewardship_proposal">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-08T12:45:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Internet Governance After Busan: Playing the Long Game (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20141104_internet_governance_after_busan_playing_the_long_game</link>
		<description><![CDATA[As you might imagine, I've been following the ITU's Plenipotentiary Conference very closely. It was built up to be the great showdown of our time -- the pro-'free and open' Internet in one corner (comprised for the most part of developed and democratic nations), in the other corner a contingent of totalitarian regimes bent on a fractured, censored Internet -- a near battle royale for control of one of the greatest communications tool the world has ever seen. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20141104_internet_governance_after_busan_playing_the_long_game">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-08T12:45:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Stopping Illegal Activity Online - It's More Complicated Than It Seems (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20141030_stopping_illegal_activity_online_more_complicated_than_it_seems</link>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a compelling article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) the other day about ICANN and illegal online pharmacies. The result of a six-month investigation, the reporter, Jeff Elder, calls into question ICANN's effectiveness in investigating complaints of suspected illegal activity on domain names it has a contractual relationship with. Elder cites a recent incident where Interpol and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration tried to have 1,300 websites shut down because they were suspected of selling drugs without a prescription. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20141030_stopping_illegal_activity_online_more_complicated_than_it_seems">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Bringing Order to Chaos (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20140917_bringing_order_to_chaos</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If we were to apply themes to Internet governance world, the narrative for 2014-15 is definitely 'change'. The governance ecosystem is knee deep in the IANA transition, with a few meetings and teleconferences of the IANA Transition Coordinating Group behind us, and a ramping up of activity around ICANN accountability and governance. While the IANA transition and ICANN accountability processes are being conducted in parallel and independently, it's important to note that not only are they related, they are dependent on one another. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20140917_bringing_order_to_chaos">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Prepare for the Worst, But Hope for the Best (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20140821_prepare_for_the_worst_but_hope_for_the_best</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about the importance of the timeline leading up to the September 2015 deadline for the IANA oversight transition proposal. In that post, I explored the nature of U.S. politics and how it can affect the transition if we, as a community, are not diligent in our efforts to meet that deadline. Since then, the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) has held its first meeting and a conference call, resulting in some new information that necessitates an update to that post. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20140821_prepare_for_the_worst_but_hope_for_the_best">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> The Essential Ingredient of Politics Is Timing (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20140626_the_essential_ingredient_of_politics_is_timing</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The transition of the IANA contract oversight is, of course, the topic du jour at ICANN 50 in London. From the sessions to the hallway banter, it's the hottest topic I can recall in ICANN's history. It's an inherently over-the-top political topic, merging partisan politics in Washington with Internet governance. On numerous occasions in Singapore, Larry Strickling raised the domestic politicking on the part of the Republican Party regarding the IANA oversight transition, cautioning us of the discourse fuelled by opportunism. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20140626_the_essential_ingredient_of_politics_is_timing">More...</a>]]></description>
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